Cahill among returning Socceroos

Tim Cahill heads a group of six players returning to the Socceroos squad for the friendly against Lebanon on September 6 ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Jordan in Amman a week later.

Cahill, Matt McKay, Jade North, Nikita Rukavytsya, Adam Sarota and Matthew Spiranovic all missed Australia's 3-1 loss to Scotland earlier this month but are back in the 22-man squad for the Lebanon friendly.

Jason Davidson and Ryan McGowan have been retained in the squad after making their debuts against Scotland, while Austria-based midfielder James Holland has been selected for the first time since March.

Veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer will become the first Australian male football player to play 100 A-International matches should he play against Lebanon.

Defender Mark Milligan was unavailable for selection while he serves a suspension for being sent off against Japan in Brisbane in June.

Australia will resume its World Cup qualifying campaign against Jordan early on September 12.

Following a draw against Oman and Japan the Socceroos are in third place in their World Cup qualifying group with the top two teams advancing to the 2016 tournament in Brazil.